The Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies is a centre for interdisciplinary research and studies on Russia, Central Asia and other republics of the former Soviet Union. The Centre is actively involved in research ranging from Political Science, International Relations, History, Economics and Sociology to Russian Language and Literature.

Homepage of the International Institute for Caspian Studies(IICS), a non-governmental research and consultancy institute based in Tehran and aimed at promoting and undertaking scholarly studies regarding political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and legal issues of the Caspian region. Founded in 1998 the institute seeks to build a comprehensive research and information center capable of encouraging researchers and other interested parties to follow the multifaceted issues of the regional countries and bring new prospectives to the regional problems. The main areas of research are the countries bordering the Caspian Sea, with special focus on topics of common interest in the region.
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